Town guide

Spring Garden, California

Spring Garden is a community in Plumas County, California across 0.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 95971.

Homes sold for a median of $215 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Price per sq ft$215Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Spring Garden

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Spring Garden. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Spring Garden

Distances

Nearest major airportReno Tahoe International Airport (RNO)70 miles away
Closer regional airportTruckee Tahoe Airport (TKF)61 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Reno, NV65 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA432 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Spring Garden; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Spring Garden

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Spring Garden had 19 residents in the 2020 census, down 65% since 2000.

Plumas County grew from 4,657 residents in 1900 to 19,790 in 2020.

Spring Garden population by census2000: 55, 2010: 16, 2020: 19552000162010192020

Plumas County, 1900–2020

Plumas County population, 1900 to 20201900: 4,657, 1910: 5,259, 1920: 5,681, 1930: 7,913, 1940: 11,548, 1950: 13,519, 1960: 11,620, 1970: 11,707, 1980: 17,340, 1990: 19,739, 2000: 20,824, 2010: 20,007, 2020: 19,7905K’00’106K’20’3012K’40’5012K’60’7017K’80’9021K’00’1020K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 41.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 28 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Spring GardenJan: high 44°F, low 25°F, 7.7 in; Feb: high 50°F, low 26°F, 7.6 in; Mar: high 56°F, low 29°F, 6.7 in; Apr: high 62°F, low 32°F, 3.1 in; May: high 71°F, low 39°F, 1.9 in; Jun: high 80°F, low 43°F, 0.7 in; Jul: high 89°F, low 48°F, 0.1 in; Aug: high 88°F, low 45°F, 0.1 in; Sep: high 82°F, low 40°F, 0.4 in; Oct: high 69°F, low 33°F, 1.9 in; Nov: high 52°F, low 28°F, 4.1 in; Dec: high 43°F, low 25°F, 7.3 in44°25°Jan7.750°26°Feb7.656°29°Mar6.762°32°Apr3.171°39°May1.980°43°Jun0.789°48°Jul0.188°45°Aug0.182°40°Sep0.469°33°Oct1.952°28°Nov4.143°25°Dec7.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Quincy, CA weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Plumas County

3,857 jobs at 609 businesses in Plumas County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Plumas CountyHealth care and social assistance: 856 jobs; Retail trade: 627 jobs; Manufacturing: 466 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 439 jobs; Construction: 384 jobs; Other services: 168 jobs; Utilities: 142 jobs; Administrative and support: 137 jobsHealth care and social assistance 22% Retail trade 16% Manufacturing 12% Hotels and restaurants 11% Construction 10% Other services 4% Utilities 4% Administrative and support 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

99 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Spring Garden.

Nearest hospitals

  • Plumas District HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · QuincyUnder a mile
  • Eastern Plumas Hospital - Portola CampusCritical access hospital · emergency room · Portola27.7 miles
  • Seneca District HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Chester29.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors16
Specialist doctors6
Dentists7
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants8
Mental health providers53
Physical and occupational therapists5
Optometrists2
Chiropractors2
Pharmacies5

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Spring Garden

Grocery stores

  • Safeway1.8 mi
  • Grocery Outlet3.3 mi
  • Sav Mor3.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Quincy Pharmacy1.4 mi
  • Rite Aid1.9 mi

Libraries

  • Plumas County Library1.3 mi

Museums

  • Plumas County Museum1.3 mi
  • Plumas County Museum1.3 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • West End Theater1.3 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Spring Garden

Public schools here are run by Plumas Charter District, Plumas County Office of Education, Plumas Unified and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Plumas CharterQuincyK–12349Charter3.0 mi
Portola OpportunityQuincyK–86Alternative Education1.5 mi
Quincy ElementaryQuincyK–6342Public3.5 mi
Plumas County CommunityQuincy7–128Alternative Education1.5 mi
Plumas County OpportunityQuincy7–101Alternative Education1.5 mi
Quincy Junior/Senior HighQuincy7–12310Public1.9 mi
Plumas County ROPQuincy11–12—Career and Technical1.5 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with East Quincy, Quincy, Greenhorn, Keddie and Paxton.

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